Mount Rainier, Washington

Back to Mount Rainier, WA housing info, Pierce County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Pierce County Population in July 2007: 2,720. Males: 1,452   (53.4%) Females: 1,268   (46.6%) Median resident age:   38.3 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,463 (it was $54,726 in 2000) Mount Rainier:   $67,463 Washington:   $55,591 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,572 Mount Rainier:   $26,572 Washington:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $299,908 (it was $151,900 in 2000) Mount Rainier:   $299,908 Washington:   $300,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $329,794; Detached houses: $359,708; In 2-unit structures: $253,854; Mobile homes: $135,804; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $162,500 Mount Rainier, WA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Mount Rainier: White Non-Hispanic (93.6%) Two or more races (2.9%) Hispanic (1.7%) Other race (0.8%) 2008 cost of living index in Mount Rainier: 108.1 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 180 feet Land area: 736.5 square miles. Population density: 3.7 people per square mile   (very low).

Mount Rainier-area historical earthquake activity is above Washington state average. It is 399% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 35.3 miles away from Mount Rainier center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 36.2 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 30.9 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 66.9 miles away from Mount Rainier center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 42.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 54.9 miles away from Mount Rainier center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable locations in Mount Rainier: Alta Crystal Chalets (A), Lake James Patrol Cabin (B), O'Farrell Lookout (C), O'Farrel Lookout (D), Ipsut Creek Campground (E), Avalanche Camp (F), Nisqually Entrance Ranger Station (G), Neff Ranch (H), White River Campground (I), White River Ranger Station (J), W-E Camp Shelter (K), Twin Creeks Guard Station (L), Mowich Lake Entrance (M), Boundary Guard Station (N), The Dalles Recreation Area (O), The Dalles Campground (P), Tahoma Vista (Q), Camp Curtis (R), Camp Hazard (S), Camp Muir (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ghost Lake (A), George, Lake (B), George Lake (C), East Lake (D), Saint Andrews Lake (E), Coplay Lake (F), Quinn Lake (G), Snell Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Devils Dream Creek (A), Cayada Creek (B), Old Pond Creek (C), Huckleberry Creek (D), Minnehaha Creek (E), Le Dout Creek (F), Horse Creek (G), Skookum Creek (H), Panther Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mount Rainier include: Aurora Park (1), Sunset Park (2), Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument (3), Mount Rainier National Park (4), Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument (5), Klapatche Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	61.8%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This place:	6.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

This place:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Rainier, WA

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Here		29.8%
USA		50.2%

8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,193 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.78%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,479 average AGI)

Pierce County:	0.41%
Washington average:	0.26%

from King County, WA	2.51% ($46,071 average AGI)
from Thurston County, WA	0.41% ($37,310)
from Kitsap County, WA	0.27% ($42,426)

7.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.66%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($980 average AGI)

Pierce County:	0.21%
Washington average:	0.16%

to King County, WA	2.04% ($40,128 average AGI)
to Thurston County, WA	0.63% ($42,336)
to Kitsap County, WA	0.25% ($42,471)

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